3/09/2006 @ 7:00AM

The World's Billionaires

aking a billion just isn’t what it used to be. In our inaugural ranking of the worlds richest people 20 years ago, we uncovered some 140 billionaires. Just three years ago we found 476. This year the list is a record 793. Theyre worth a combined $2.6 trillion, up 18% since last March. Their average net worth: $3.3 billion. More…